Macdonald, John Ross (pseud. of Kenneth Millar)

THE NAME IS ARCHER - SIGNED

New York: Bantam Books, 1955. First Edition. Item #8943

First Printing, a paperback original. Octavo (18cm); original pictorial card wrappers; red edge-staining; [vi],194pp. Signed by the author in blue pen along the upper margin of the title page. Subtle tanning to text edges, edge-staining faded to pink, else very Near Fine.

A collection of seven short stories which all centrally feature Macdonald's Los Angeles private eye Lew Archer. A popular collection, which went through numerous printings in two editions into the 1970s. An unusually nice copy, not commonly found signed. Bruccoli A11.1.a; Hubin, p.261. 8943.

Price: $550.00